Procurement v operations: The road to peace

Guide

A guide to what steps procurement can take to convince operations of the value they can bring to the team, and the wider organi…

The CPOs taking procurement skills to a new industry

Insight

What are the challenges and opportunities for CPOs transferring to a new sector?

Top tips for managing and reducing temporary labour costs

Guide

Managed service providers, KPIs and reviews of perks and wages can all help to mitigate the potential challenges of having a la…

10 steps to procurement excellence

Guide

The 10 stages that helped media business KNect365 take its procurement performance from ‘basic’ to world-class

KNect365: building a best-in-class Procurement function

Case study

How Knect365's new Procurement function signed off £5.8m in annualised savings in just six months

Global Strategic Sourcing procurement drive for Cognis

Case study

Efficio helped Cognis execute a global multi-wave Strategic Sourcing programme, while transforming the capability of the Procur…

Skills for Procurement Success

Insight

Explore the critical role of both technical and 'softer' skills in procurement, and how they contribute to success in the 'war …

Staff development key for procurement talent retention

Insight

Getting high-potential staff in place is just the start – you now have to develop and retain them.

How CPOs can attract high-potential talent

Insight

Three procurement leaders explain how they win the ‘war for talent’.

Why outsourcing is no longer about cost-cutting

Insight

As outsourcing become less about cost-cutting, the focus turns to improving companies’ access to talent, and agility of product…